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Beauty & Desaster - Oil fields of Azerbaijan

Pictures of July 2010, near Ramana, Azerbaijan


Music: "Industrial Revolution" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) published under Creative Commons license Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) // ISRC: US-UAN-11-00811

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Azerbaijan celebrates oil workers' day

September 20, oil workers' day in Azerbaijan.
see TREND (AZ)

I wonder what this day was like for these people:
I took all these pictures in the beginning of August 2010.

20. September, Tag der Ölarbeiter in Aserbaidschan.
siehe TREND (Aserbaidschan)

Ich frage mich, wie wohl diese Männer den Tag begangen haben. Die Fotos stammen vom August 2010.










These oil-fields can be found about 15 km north of Baku. Take the highway to the airport, then exit "Ramana". You'll go "back" to a turntable under a highway bridge and then the first exit (going "right") Taking pictures is not exactly forbidden but not allowed either. Workers told us Police would frequently observe the territory. You might not want the hassle...

Die Ölfelder finden etwa 15 km nördlich von Baku. Autobahn Richtung Flughafen nehmen, dann Ausfahrt Ramana. Die Straße führt zurück zu einem unbeschilderten Kreisverkehr unter der Autobahnbrücke. Dort die erste Ausfahrt nach rechs nehmen. Übrigens ist das Fotografieren hier weder offiziell verboten noch etwa erlaubt. Einige Arbeiter erzählten uns, dass regelmäßig Polizei die Gegend patroulliert. Nicht auszuschließen, dass man erstmal mit zur Wache genommen wird...

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Russia niggled by Turkmen oil route (The Messenger Online)

BP reported that as of August 16, 2010, Turkmen oil is being transported through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. Turkmen oil is transported via tankers to Baku and then pumped into the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. This route enables Turkmenistan to bypass Russia to sell its oil to the world markets. Konstantine Simonov, Director of the National Energy Security Foundation in Russia commenting on this fact said that transiting Turkmen oil to Baku-Ceyhan is a slap in Russia’s face, and while it is unpleasant it does not change the overall situation very much. Turkmen oil represents only 5 percent of the Baku-Ceyhan transit capacity, and overall Turkmenistan is not a big oil producing country. It produces five times less oil than Azerbaijan and 8 times less than Kazakhstan. Nevertheless, Simonov thinks it is a very serious warning for Russia. Russia should introduce certain amendments regarding its economic interests and policy towards the Caspian countries, in particular Turkmenistan.

The Messenger Online
, Thursday, August 26

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The reopening of BTC pipeline remains unclear as repair continues (Ebru Akdogan, a spokeswoman for BTC)

"Oil is now only being transported from Azerbaijan through the Baku-Novorossiysk link to the Russian Black Sea coast and in rail cars."

But "Turkey's Energy Ministry expects the BTC pipeline, which can carry 1 million barrels a day, to resume operations in a week, a spokesman earlier said."

The full article on HotNewsTurkey.com

Who's behind BTC: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline

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"Russia's bid to control Caspian energy" by William Courtney And Kenneth Yalowitz

"RUSSIA'S INVASION of Georgia in August inflicted a potentially severe blow to global energy security by threatening export routes for Caspian energy. Russian President Medvedev's declaration on Aug. 31 that Moscow has "privileged interests" - read, a sphere of influence - in bordering countries underscores that Moscow's aims stretch beyond Georgia. Among the targets are the major producers of Caspian energy - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.
Russia seeks a de facto veto over Caspian energy. This is important because the Caspian Basin holds some of the largest reserves of conventional oil and gas in the world..."

Read the full essay on Boston Globe online.



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Oil-tanks in Batumi / Öltanks in Batumi




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